OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: I KNOW IT’S WORKING

“It’s not a drug, it’s a herb and a plant.” In an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes, Olivia Newton-John, Australian actress who is recovering from her third breast cancer continues to credit medical cannabis with helping her manage not only the pain, but also sleep and anxiety. Read the article here.

The Morrison government is prioritising the medicinal cannabis industry and from September the Office of Drug Control will fast track new licences for all projects that have a big impact on exports, jobs or industry growth.

The latest national survey from Chronic Pain Australia found that more than a third of respondents said, after discussing medicinal cannabis as a pain treatment with their GP that they faced difficulty when it came around to the approval process.